Wednesday, 21 October 2015

Species 2000 renews MoU with CETAF

Last week
in Geneva at the Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities CETAF38 Meeting,
the renewed MoU between Species 2000 and CETAF was signed. The meeting was held
in the Ariana Museum and Christina Flann, Species 2000 Strategic Partnerships
Officer, gave a presentation on the synergies between the draft CoL Strategic
Plan and the strategic plans of GBIF and CETAF, both ratified by the respective
bodies last week. We look forward to a continued vibrant relationship with
CETAF and its members. During the meeting Species 2000 was invited to attend a
CETAF Earth Sciences Working Group meeting in February 2016 to discuss
incorporating European fossil data into the CoL.

Geneva was
a beautiful location and walking along the lakeside to the fantastic dinner held
in the Herbarium we marvelled at the famous fountain as the sun set
over the mountains in the background.